3 Best LLC Services in Hawaii (2026): Fee Schedule
Comparing 2026 fee schedules, the best LLC formation services for Hawaii are Mainstay Filing ($199), Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199) and HI Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Expect to pay $397 to $597 in service charges over three years, with $51 going to Hawaii for the filing.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Three-year charges (39%) and duties covered (31%) lead, followed by renewal charge, point of equal cost and fee disclosure. How we order
Summary of fees
Formation charge$51cca.hawaii.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
First-year range$199Government fee not included
What three years bill$397 to $597Three years of service fees
Government charges, 3 years$76Not used in the order
Break-evenCharges stay apartRanking does not change
Hawaii: schedules, best value first
Schedules sit in value order, with charges taken from company pages. The $51 state fee stays outside the service charges.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for the most duties per dollar
Top schedule
Opening $199; renewal $199; state fee billed separately
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$199/yr
Charges, three years
$597
Mainstay Filing ranks first. The $199 charge takes in the filing, the registered agent and the annual report, and year two bills $199.
Hawaii Registered Agent.co charges $200 less by year three; the 31% weight on duties still puts this one first.
You never prepare the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, and the $12.50 state fee is all that gets added.
Duties the charge covers
Formation paperwork, completed
Registered agent for the whole year
Annual report, filed on time
EIN application prepared
Nothing added to state charges
Charges in its favor
Year two bills $199
No extra fee for the EIN application
Fixed at $199
Charges against it
From year two, $100 above Hawaii Registered Agent.co
Every line on this page cites the state's own publication. The three-year state figure adds the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax.
How the order came out
Weight 31%: duties inside the charge. That measure separated the top two.
Including the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report moved the bundle into first.
Count the EIN application and Hawaii Registered Agent.co bills less from year 2.
The Hawaii LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
Requirements: the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1); fee $51; office the Hawaii Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
The do-it-yourself bill is $76 to the state across three years. Paying $397 to $597 to a service buys your time back.
Common questions
What do LLC formation services charge in Hawaii?
Year one bills $199 before the $51 filing fee.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
$397 to $597 across the schedules, not counting state fees.
How much does Hawaii bill to file an LLC?
Filing costs $51 on the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1).
What does Hawaii bill each year after formation?
The line that repeats is the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, at $12.50 annually (last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized).
Does the charge include the EIN application?
Mainstay Filing bundles it in, Hawaii Registered Agent.co bills $99 more and HI Registered Agent.org bills $99 more.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
Not in ten years: the order of running totals does not change.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in Hawaii?
Best value to least: Mainstay Filing, Hawaii Registered Agent.co and HI Registered Agent.org.